Bachelor ofJournalism
Program and course requirements
Complete 48 units comprising:
- 24 units for all BJ Core Courses, and
- 8 units for BJ Flexible Core Courses, and
- 16 units for BJ Elective Courses
Selected courses must include at most 24 units at level 1.
Selected courses must include at least 8 units at level 3.
BJ Core Courses
Complete 24 units for ALL of the following:
COMU11202 unitsMedia and Society
COMU11302 unitsData and Society
COMU11402 unitsMultimedia
JOUR11122 unitsJournalistic Narratives
JOUR17102 unitsJournalistic Investigation
COMU21202 unitsMedia Design
COMU21602 unitsCommunication Law and Ethics
JOUR22212 unitsInternational Journalism & Mass Communication
WRIT20002 unitsWriting & Editing for the Professions
JOUR30002 unitsData Journalism
JOUR31002 unitsSocial Justice Storytelling
JOUR34012 unitsJournalism Project
BJ Flexible Core Courses
Complete 8 units comprising:
- 2 to 6 units from BJ Flexible Core Courses (Section 1), and
- 2 to 6 units from BJ Flexible Core Courses (Section 2)
BJ Flexible Core Courses (Section 1)
Complete 2 to 6 units from the following:
COMU10502 unitsUnderstanding the News
COMU21402 unitsDigital Media Industries
COMU21702 unitsIntercultural Communication
JOUR20002 unitsBroadcast Journalism
BJ Flexible Core Courses (Section 2)
Complete 2 to 6 units from the following:
JOUR31222 unitsField Study - Journalism & Communication
JOUR32222 unitsJournalism Design
JOUR38012 unitsJournalism Internship
BJ Elective Courses
Complete 16 units for one of the following:
- 16 units from General Elective Courses, or
- 16 units for One BJ Minor and Elective Courses, or
- 16 units for Two BJ Minors
General Elective Courses
Complete exactly 16 units from the following:
Level 1 General Electives
Level 1 courses from the BJ or other undergraduate course list(s)
Level 2 General Electives
Level 2 courses from the BJ or other undergraduate course list(s)
Level 3 General Electives
Level 3 courses from the BJ or other undergraduate course list(s)
One BJ Minor and Elective Courses
Complete 16 units comprising:
- 8 units for one Minor from BJ Minors, and
- 8 units from General Elective Courses
BJ Minors
General Elective Courses
Complete exactly 8 units from the following:
Level 1 General Electives
Level 1 courses from the BJ or other undergraduate course list(s)
Level 2 General Electives
Level 2 courses from the BJ or other undergraduate course list(s)
Level 3 General Electives
Level 3 courses from the BJ or other undergraduate course list(s)
Two BJ Minors
Complete 16 units comprising:
- 16 units for 2 Minors from BJ Minors
Additional Rules
1. Cross-listed courses
As a course can only be credited once, the following course replacement rules apply where a course is listed in more than one of your selected plans (minor, major or extended major).
- If the course is compulsory in more than one plan, it will be credited towards one plan only. You must replace the compulsory course in the second plan, with a course chosen from the second plan, at the same level or higher.
- If the course is compulsory in one plan only, it will be credited towards the plan in which it is compulsory. You must select the alternative course in the second plan, with a course chosen from the second plan, at the same level or higher.
- If the course is an elective in more than one plan, it will be credited towards one plan only.